Sublime

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of opposing the moral authority of the minority to the physical power which domineers over it. Thus a dangerous expedient is used to obviate a still more formidable danger. The omnipotence

When a State is threatened by serious dangers, the people frequently succeeds in selecting the citizens who are the most able to save

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—The Europeans believe that liberty is promoted by depriving the social authority of some of its rights; the Americans, by dividing its exercise—Almost

The despotism of public opinion, the tyranny of majorities, the absence of intellectual freedom which seemed to him to degrade administration and bring statesmanship, learning, and literature to the level of the lowest, are no longer considered. The violence of party spirit has been mitigated, and the judgment of the wise is not subordinated to the

il est le premier théoricien de la séparation des pouvoirs politique et religieux et le premier penseur moderne de nos démocraties libérales. Mais là où il me semble encore plus moderne que nous, c’est qu’il a parfaitement perçu, alors qu’elles n’existaient pas encore, les limites de nos démocraties :

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